Biology:Asteromyia gutierreziae

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Short description: Species of fly

Asteromyia gutierreziae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Asteromyia
Species:
A. gutierreziae
Binomial name
Asteromyia gutierreziae
Felt, 1916

Asteromyia gutierreziae is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1][2][3][4]

They are black, about 3-5mm long and found on upper leaves, lower leaves and the stem.[5]

They can cause Galls, on such plants as Medranoa palmeri (Texas Desert Goldenrod),[6] Baccharis angustifolia, Baccharis sarothroides, Gutierrezia californica, Gutierrezia microcephala, Gutierrezia sarothrae and Gymnosperma glutinosum.

References

Further reading

  • Raymond J. Gagné: (1968) A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Asteromyia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

Wikidata ☰ Q13625579 entry